Talk:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Candidates/Shahen Araboghlian

Reminder – complete your application for Board selection

@ShahenWasHere:

Hello,

Thank you for submitting your application for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection process. This is a friendly reminder for you to do the following before the end of the call for candidates period:

• Make sure that you have completed the WMF Board of Trustees Candidate Pre-Onboarding module;
• Make sure that you have read the minimum candidate requirements (including voter-eligibility) and verified that you meet the minimum qualifications and the candidate eligibility requirements;
• Make sure that your application is complete, including answering all the required questions, and that your whole application (required + optional questions) does not exceed 2,500 words; and
• If you have not done so already, submit your proof of identity to the Foundation per the protocol outlined here. You need to take this step even if you have submitted this proof previously for some other role.
• Please note: According to the Wikimedia Foundation bylaws, all Trustees must resign from any other board, governance, or paid positions at the Foundation and Affiliates within 2 weeks of appointment to the Board. You cannot be a paid member of staff on any affiliate while being a Wikimedia Foundation Trustee.

These steps must be completed by 11:59 UTC on 9 July 2025 otherwise your application may be deemed ineligible. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact the Elections Committee at electcomwikimediaorg.

On behalf of the Elections Committee,

RamzyM (WMF) (talk) 17:41, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Shahen Araboghlian.jpg

hello, hope my message finds you well. thank you for your interest in running for the Board. i do have a question regarding the photo you used in your application -- the photo File:Shahen Araboghlian.jpg seems to picture you yourself, and it does not look like a selfie. who is the author (=who is the person that took the picture)? there is no information about their permission or it being published elsewhere under a free licence. if your camera/phone was used to create a picture -- it does not automatically give you the rights. so i suggest you insert some other picture with clear copyright status (or you can just take a selfie and upload it to use, as there you would be the author). good luck! -- アンタナナ 08:53, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello @Antanana, thank you so much for your thoughtful message, and apologies for my delayed response; I hadn’t noticed the comment on the discussion page until now. :)

You’re absolutely right to ask, and I really appreciate your attention to detail. The photo in question was indeed taken by a close friend of mine, using my phone, and with the intention of being used freely. That said, if it’s needed for clarity or compliance, I’m more than happy to ask her for a written permission letter as well.

Thank you again for raising this, and for the kind words of encouragement, too! :)

All the best, ShahenWasHere (talk) 17:16, 19 July 2025 (UTC)